Category: Baking

Naan

After having some really good Indian food lately I decided to try making naan again....

Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

I found a version of this in a cookbook where someone had obviously made a typo as the hydration was like 78% instead of a more moderate and easy-to-work with 68%. So I adjusted. Also, rising times in the book you would’ve had way overproofed dough....

Roasted Garlic Cloves

I roast whole heads of garlic all the time to serve with bread and baked brie, but I needed just some cloves to make a focaccia, so…....

Starter Care And Feeding

Some sourdough bakers seem to think they’re chemists. And, okay, in a way, they are. But maintaining your starter is not rocket surgery. I have a jar in the refrigerator with Zaphod — my starter’s name — in it. When I need to use some, I figure out how...